Yeah, you have a point. Mr. Weiss is nothing if not subversive. I still remember biking up town on my normal route five years ago in June (whenever the Hell Flag Day is) and there was comrade Weiss in town center flying an American flag upside down as an anti-war protest.

Naturally that day the town “forgot” to put up the 29 commemorative flags (one of seven days they are allowed to fly).

At last night’s Select Board meeting two high-ranking July 4’th Parade Committee members took it upon themselves (and only let me know at 6:05 pm when I’m in the middle of teaching a Spin Class) that they were at the Select Board meeting for the 6:15 Question Period to talk about the Parade.

Weiss made it clear that there were still “unresolved issues” about the Parade as far as allowing police and fire vehicles and the Town Manager said we were “close” to coming to terms.

Well I don’t know what he means by that. Our written “rules clarification” to him (and I believed he copied it to the entire Select Board along with our official invite to march) clearly says we are not going to let the Amherst Town Democratic Committee, League of Women Voters or Green Party march with political signage, other than the name of their organization.

Select Man (or should I say “person”) Brewer tried to run interference by suggesting there is nothing left to discuss, but Weiss would hear none of that.